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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Thursday, May 30, 2002

Movie Openings

"The Importance of Being Earnest": Colin Firth and Rupert Everett star, and Reese Witherspoon and Frances O'Connor are the women they love in this adaptation of Oscar Wilde's classic comedy. Opens tomorrow at Varsity Twin. (PG).

"The sum of All Fears": Ben Affleck takes over for Harrison Ford as Tom Clancy's CIA hero Jack Ryan. This time he's faced with right-wing renegades in possession of a nuclear weapon, bringing the United States and Russia to the brink of war. Co-starring Morgan Freeman. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Ward 16-Plex, Waikiki 3-Plex, Kahala 8-Plex, Koko Marina 8-Plex, Pearl Highlands 12, Pearlridge West 16-Plex, Kapolei 16-Plex, Mililani 14-Plex, Ko'olau 10-Plex, Keolu Center Cinemas, Windward 10, Prince Kuhio Stadium Cinemas (Big Island), Makalapua Cinemas (Big Island), Keauhou 7-Plex (Big Island), Kaahumanu 6-Plex (Maui), Kukui Mall 4-Plex (Maui), Front Street Theatres (Maui), Coconut Marketplace Cinemas (Kaua'i). PG-13).

"Triumph of Love": Mira Sorvino is a princess who, dressed as a boy, ingratiates herself with a brother and sister who virtually imprison the young man she really wants. Based on an 18-century French play. Opens tomorrow at Restaurant Row Theatres. (PG-13)

"Undercover brother": Eddie Griffin has the title role as a low-rent private eye with a 1970s sense of style. The brother is recruited to infiltrate a sinister underground movement headed by The Man. Also starring Denise Richards and Chris Kattan. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Restaurant Row Theatres, Ward 16-Plex, Kahala 8-Plex, Pearl Highlands 12, Pearlridge West 16-Plex, Kapolei 16-Plex, Mililani 14-Plex, Ko'olau 10-Plex, Enchanted Lake Cinemas, Windward 10, Prince Kuhio Stadium Cinemas (Big Island), Makalapua Cinemas (Big Island), Maui Mall Megaplex Cinemas (Maui). PG-13.

"Yana's Friends": A sex comedy of sorts, set during the Persian Gulf war of 1991. In Hebrew and Russian, with English subtitles. Opens tomorrow at Restaurant Row Theatres. (Not rated; contains nudity and sexual situations).